Fairfield Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania

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Fairfield Township is a township in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,659 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Williamsport, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area.

[edit] Geography

As the crow flies, Fairfield Township is about 100 mi (160 km) northwest of Philadelphia and about 165 mi (265 km) east-northeast of Pittsburgh. It is bordered by Upper Fairfield Township to the north, Muncy Township to the east, the West Branch Susquehanna River to the south, and Montoursville and Loyalsock Township to the west.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 30.4 km² (11.7 mi²). 30.1 km² (11.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (1.02%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 2,659 people, 1,020 households, and 781 families residing in the township. The population density was 88.4/km² (228.8/mi²). There were 1,100 housing units at an average density of 36.6/km² (94.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.97% White, 0.60% African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.04% from other races, and 0.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.53% of the population.

There were 1,020 households out of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.3% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.4% were non-families. 18.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the township the population was spread out with 26.2% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $43,438, and the median income for a family was $49,570. Males had a median income of $37,034 versus $22,826 for females. The per capita income for the township was $19,807. About 4.1% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.9% of those under age 18 and 3.0% of those age 65 or over.